EP 3288863 A1 20180307 - CODE AND CONTAINER OF SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF

Title (en)

CODE AND CONTAINER OF SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF

Title (de)

CODE UND BEHÄLTER EINES SYSTEMS ZUR ZUBEREITUNG EINES GETRÄNKS ODER LEBENSMITTELS

Title (fr)

CODE ET CONTENEUR POUR SYSTÈME DE PRÉPARATION D'UNE BOISSON OU D'UN ALIMENT

Publication

EP 3288863 A1 20180307 (EN)

Application

EP 16707017 A 20160223

Priority

EP 15165923 A 20150430
EP 2016053731 W 20160223

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016173736A1] A container for a foodstuff or beverage preparation machine, the container for containing beverage or foodstuff preparation material and comprising on a surface thereof a code encoding preparation information, the code comprising a reference portion and a data portion: the reference portion comprising a linear arrangement of at least two reference units defining a reference line r; the data portion comprising at least one data unit, said data unit is arranged on an encoding line D that intersects the reference line r, the data unit occupies a distance d along the encoding line D within the bounds of the encoding area as a variable to at least partially encode a parameter of the preparation information, whereby said encoding line D is circular and is arranged with a tangent thereto orthogonal the reference line r at said intersection point; wherein the reference portion further comprises: a reference unit as a reference line orientation identifier, which is arranged at a centre of the circle defined by the encoding line D; a reference unit, which is arranged: at a greater radial position from said orientation identifier than the data units.

IPC 8 full level

A47J 31/44 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47J 31/4492 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 85/8046 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 85/8058 (2020.05 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016173736A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016173736 A1 20161103; CN 107529914 A 20180102; CN 107529914 B 20200407; EP 3288863 A1 20180307; EP 3288863 B1 20190612; EP 3288863 B8 20190731; US 2018084941 A1 20180329

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2016053731 W 20160223; CN 201680024115 A 20160223; EP 16707017 A 20160223; US 201615562039 A 20160223